Names you should know
This person is the leader of the civil rights movement.
A. James Earl Jones
B. Malcolm X
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
In front of what monument did Martin Luther King deliver his famous I Have a Dream Speech?
A. Martin Luther King Memorial
B. Lincoln Memorial
C. Washington Memorial
B. Lincoln Memorial
What is this event called when people in Montgomery, Alabama refused to ride the public bus system for over a year?
A. Walking
B. Bus Boycott
C. Taking a cab
B. Bus Boycott
Who invented the clock?
A. Harriet Tubman
B. An Indian
C. Benjamin Banneker
C. Benjamin Banneker
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
A. Thurgood Marshall
B. Frederick Douglas
C. Desmond Tutu
B. Frederick Douglas
This person wore a baseball jersey with the number 42 on it.
A. Rosa Parks
B. Thurgood Marshall
C. Jackie Robinson
C. Jackie Robinson
This hotel is where the leader of the civil right movement was assassinated on April, 4, 1968
A. The Hampton Inn
B. The Lorraine Motel
C. The Ramada
B. The Lorraine Motel
This document was signed by the 13th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It legally freed all slaves.
A. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
B. The Emancipation Proclamation
C. The Constitution
B. The Emancipation Proclamation
Who invented the potato chip?
A. An Unknown chef
B. George Crum
C. Emeril
B. George Crum
The time is always right to do what is right.”
A. Martin Luther King Jr.
B. Frederick Douglas
C. Desmond Tutu
A. Martin Luther King Jr.
This person invented over 300 products from the peanut plant.
A. Benjamin Banneker
B. George Washington Carver
C. Harriett Tubman
B. George Washington Carver
In what city is the African American Museum located?
A. St. Petersburg
B. Charleston
C. Washington, DC
C. Washington, DC
How was Harriett Tubman able to help slaves escape from the South to as far North as Canada
A. On foot
B. The Underground Railroad
C. On horseback
B. The Underground Railroad
What plant is George Washing Carver Famous for developing over 300 products from?
A. Corn
B. Peanut
C. Potato
B. Peanut
I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”
A. Michael Jordan
B. Kobe Bryant
C. Lebron James
A. Michael Jordan
This person helped lead slaves from the south to freedom in the north. Her nickname was also Moses.
A. Madame CJ Walker
B. Harriett Tubman
C. Ma Mobley
B. Harriett Tubman
In what city did the 16th Street Church Bombing take place in which four little girls lost their lives.
A. San Diego
B. Birmingham
C. Chicago
B. Birmingham
What number president was Barack Obama?
A. 41
B. 43
C. 45
C. 45
What famous female millionaire recently had her life story, Self Made, shown on Netflix.
A. Madame CJ Walker
B. Oprah Winfrey
C. Josephine Baker
A. Madame CJ Walker
“I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.”
A. Emmet Till
B. Rosa Parks
C. Mae Jamison
B. Rosa Parks
This person was born in California and was recently elected the 46th Vice President of the United States.
A. Kamala Harris
B. Coretta Scott King
C. Maya Angelou
A. Kamala Harris
The Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated is now a National Civi Rights Museum. True or False
True
Define Separate but Equal
A. Black people could be segregated as long as they were provided the same facilities (bathrooms, water fountains, schools)
B. Black people could not use the same water fountains as white people.
A. Black people could be segregated as long as they were provided the same facilities (bathrooms, water fountains, schools)
Who invention gets people safely from one destination to another.
(Garrett Morgan)
A. Clock
B. Traffic light
C. Radio
B. Traffic light
I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.”
A. Gabbi Douglass
B. Serena Williams
C. Venus Williams
B. Serena Williams